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Economic crisis hits hard: 60.5% households struggle

REPORT IN Daily Mirror, Dec 28, 2023The economic crisis is bearing on people with as many as 60.5 percent of households finding their monthly average incomes reduced while 91.0 percent of households experiencing an increase in their monthly expenditure levels, according to a survey by the Department of Census and Statistics. The Department traced back the origin of the crisis to the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, said it was exacerbated by the pandemic. The survey…

Afghan women refugees report mistreatment and police torture in Pakistan:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 6, 2023Several immigrant women have reported experiencing mistreatment and, sometimes, even police torture during their brief stays in Pakistan. The Pakistani government’s decision to expel Afghan refugees due to the ongoing mistreatment towards migrants has sparked international condemnation. Recently, reports of mistreatment by the Pakistani police towards migrants have surfaced, and at least three immigrant women, including a journalist, have confirmed that they have experienced mistreatment…

COPA: Rs 900 bn yet to be collected in taxes, penalties and interest

report in The Island, May 17, 2023The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has questioned the failure on the part of the Inland Revenue Department to collect Rs 904 bn at a time the country was experiencing severe financial difficulties. The Parliament said that the total arrears in taxes, penalties and interest, due to the Inland Revenue Department, by December 31, 2022 under RAMIS and Legacy systems, is Rs. 904,342,180,778 (904 billion). It has been revealed…